Chrome to Phone used to be a nice way to receive links, directions, and notes from your Chrome browser on your Android device. The app's functionality was however rendered redundant after Chrome gained open tab sync across devices and Google added a way to send notes and directions (and reminders and alarms) from Chrome to your phone.

Chrome to Phone app's counterpart on the desktop, the Chrome to Mobile extension, was shut down at the beginning of the year and now the app has finally followed suite and been marked as deprecated on the Play Store. It will continue working until the end of March 2016, but users will have to find alternatives by then. We suggest using Chrome's built-in features, Pushbullet, or Join.

NOTICE: Chrome to Phone is no longer supported

Chrome to Phone was launched in 2010 to help bridge your desktop and phone experience by making it easy to send Web links to your phone. Over the years, Google’s core products have evolved to be more integrated across different form factors. As of today, Chrome to Phone is deprecated. The app will continue to work until Mar 31st 2016 after which it will no longer work.

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Me too. That is why I want to get Chrome to phone a second life. I launched Push2Droid app (android+chrome extension). It has same functions as Chrome to Phone. Try it.

Zigg

Bro you're the MVP! Obviously you just copied the source code, but someone had to do it ;) I've been using Chrome to Phone for ages and I hate that they removed it... But now, roughly 8 months after it closing down, I see this post. Thanks!

Nooo! I still use Chrome2Phone once every couple weeks, and will continue to use it until it stops working.

Chrome2Phone is STILL way more convenient than the other methods available because all you have to do is right-click on any link (usually a ROM or APK download link), send to phone, and it opens immediately. It's also more convenient than using PushBullet, which I also use, for different reasons (notification syncing mainly).

Not exactly. Pushbullet doesn't automatically open the link in Chrome. You have to click the notification. Doesn't sound like a big deal, but it is.

Jordan Smellie

Pushbullet automatically opens links in Chrome for me. If I'm in Chrome on one device and push a link to Chrome (in the device list), it will open that link in Chrome on EVERY device I have connected to Pushbullet. It's kind of annoying, actually.

Hmm. Something must be wrong with my setup then. I'll have to try resetting the app and extension to a clean state. Thanks.

Mikel Pr

No, he's talking about pushing from any device to "Chromes" (all chromes where you're signed to in the extension) while you're talking about pushing from chrome on a pc (with the ext) to your device, and you're right about having to deal with the notification.

Mikel Pr

(actually, I might have labeled it "Chromes", idk what it's named out of the box)

GazaIan

I stopped using Pushbullet, but I'm pretty sure you can select what device you want to push to, instead of all of them.

Jordan Smellie

Yes, you can select which device, but "Chrome" is viewed as a singular device- which is exactly how Google views Chrome, too, so Pushbullet is really just playing along with Google's approach. The idea of Chrome's "sync everything everywhere always" is that no matter what physical device you're using to access Chrome, you'll have the same information and experience. So when using Pushbullet to push a link to Chrome, it goes to Chrome- which just so happens to be accessible from your phone, and your tablet, and your laptop, and your desktop, and your work computer, so they all get the tab opened. If you push a link to "Nexus 5" or "Home Desktop", only that device gets it, and it's just a notification with a link in it. Pushing to "Chrome" works differently, and it works in the spirit Google intended- like it or not.

Roh_Mish

Doesn't work reverse. It just shows a notification on phone.

Alexey Danilov

Try Push2Droid. It has same functionality.

blindexecutioner

Darn, I use that. I don't like syncing tabs. Get rid of redundant services like Google+, not the useful ones...

The articles linked had a tip about adding &gl=US to the end of the URL in google search to trigger that in countries outside of the US. Did you try that? It does the trick for me. (Btw, I saved the string as a custom search engine in Chrome so I didn't have to worry about that anymore)

When the Chrome browser got the complete sync package was the time I switched over from Firefox to it on all platforms...never really used this one so...pointless comment right here o.o

remister

The good ol features of Eclair......

Chris

That sucks, I still use it lmao

Leonardo Baez

Why???

Chris

Because I like it!

Sir_Brizz

I used to use it all the time. I am glad Chrome just syncs everything now but it's still a chore opening a link on your phone that you were looking at on your desktop. Google really needs to do more work here.

BoFiS

Sigh, I still use it, and really enjoy the functionality, more so than Pushbullet since links just open on my phone immediately without having to click a notification. It's also depressing that this can't be a feature built in and requires a 3rd party service now...

TedPhillips

i'll miss it, need to look a tasker/Join setup. not a high frequency user, though.

primary reason is it supports back to gingerbread.

opening immediately was also a nice thing (as others mentioned), good for 'casting' to a GTV box, especially if the content was autoplay.

TJ

Oh the memories.

Eric B

Would someone please tell me about "Chrome's built in features"?

Kojiro Ame Kamex

if you mean getting sites from desktop to the phone, simply open the browser on your phone, hit the 3 dots (top right) and then choose "recent sites" (or something like that, depends on language settings) and there you can see the sites open on any Chrome Browser connected with the same account.
(Alternative new tab and bottom right, the clock)

Eric B

I'll be damned. Thank you. Not sure how I never noticed that in the menu.

Murilo

After an agonizing period of "pre-death", it can finally rest in peace...

Ryan Johnson

Wow, I remember when this came out and it was pretty awesome to use then and now I'm seeing it becoming deprecated

nerys

Problem is chrome sucks on the pc the ui is garbage. Its great on the mobile. I will miss this as i use fox to phone to interface with chrome to phone to use this from firefox.

Bianco Bianco

Amen!!!! Everyone doesn't want to use Chrome. Any workable/useful replacement for Chrome to Phone needs to work with Foxfire, like CTP did.
P.s. I gave Pushbullet a more than fair trial. IMO it is NOT an acceptable replacement for CTP/FTP. I feel like I"m luggin around 5 large suitcases for an overnight trip.
P.s.s. The best replacement will not be created by Google!!! So, it won't be killed-off as soon as it becomes usefull/used.

Roh_Mish

I don't use this but Chrome's sync sucks. Whenever I need to open a page on phone or PC from other it just shows device only and would refuse to sync. Happens on all devices. I use NFC on my laptop. Much better and it opens the same page with just a tap.

myssi

Here are ways Chrome to Phone’s most popular functionality can be achieved using Google today:

• Sending links to your phone. Sign into the Chrome Web browser on desktop and mobile and you can sync and view tabs (https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2591582?hl=en) across your devices.
• Send directions to your phone. Type send directions to my phone into Google on your laptop/desktop and simply enter the destination and choose your phone.
• Send text to your phone. Type send a note to my phone into Google on your laptop/desktop and simply enter the text and choose your phone.

In what way is it redundant? Having to go to my favorites and navigate to the "other browsers" area to find the tab I want is in no way similar to pressing a single button on my browser, and then having it open on my phone...

Wouter Govers

If you download Telegram on pc and phone, you can add yourself, and send also files from phone to pc and vice versa. Much better :)